This compares to a 46 - 44 percent Clinton lead over Giuliani in a February 19 poll
by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

In other possible presidential matchups:

Clinton tops former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 49 - 33 percent;

Obama beats McCain 46 - 38 percent;

Gore tops McCain 45 - 41 percent;

Gore beats Thompson 51 - 29 percent;

Obama bests Thompson 51 - 27 percent.

In a Democratic primary, Clinton leads with 28 percent, followed by Obama with 20
percent, compared to a 33 - 21 percent Clinton lead February 19. In this latest survey,
Gore gets 13 percent, with 8 percent for 2004 vice presidential candidate John Edwards and
6 percent for Sen. Christopher Dodd.

Giuliani gets 36 percent of Republicans, with 15 percent for McCain, Mitt Romney
at 9 percent, Thompson at 7 percent and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 5 percent.

"Connecticut voters credit New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for his role in
the 9/11 recovery," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D.

"This follows the pattern of another neighboring state, New Jersey, where
Quinnipiac University polls show Giuliani running strong," Schwartz added.

"Giuliani benefits from being an almost hometown candidate, but native son Sen.
Christopher Dodd gains no traction among Connecticut voters, ranking fifth among
Democratic contenders with only 6 percent of the vote.

"While this presidential campaign changes from week to week, the surprise this
week is Sen. Barack Obama's performance against Giuliani and Sen. Clinton's loss of
support in the head-to-head matchup."

For Romney, 60 percent haven't heard enough to form an opinion.
President Bush's Approval

Connecticut voters disapprove 72 - 24 percent of the job President George W.
Bush is doing, unchanged from February 19.

Voters disapprove 77 - 20 percent of President Bush's handling of the war in
Iraq, and say 65 - 30 percent that going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do.

From May 2 - 7, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,427 Connecticut registered
voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. The survey includes 375
Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5.1 percentage points, and 543 Democrats with a
margin of error of +/- 4.2 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for
research.

For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

1. (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were
being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Wesley Clark, Hillary
Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Bill Richardson for whom would you vote?

TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President
were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Wesley Clark, Hillary
Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich,
Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote? na = not asked